Prayer Is

'Prayer is union with God and colloquy with him. 

Prayer maintains the equilibrium of the world, 

reconciles people to God, 

produces holy tears, 

forms a bridge over temptations, 

and acts as a buttress between us and affliction.   

Prayer drives away the struggles of the spirit.  

It is the blessedness to come.   

It is an action that will never come to an end. 

Prayer is a spring of the virtues, 

it is an illumination of the mind, 

it is a curtain to shut out despair, 

it is a sign of hope, 

it is a victory over depression.  

Prayer is a mirror in which we see our steps forward, 

it is a signpost of the route to follow, 

it is an unveiling of good things to come, 

it is a pledge of glory.” 

St. John Climacus